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The virus found in theUS, the UK and Jerusalem is derived from an oral polio vaccine used in some countries.

Particularly _ particularly concerned about covid vaccines because they are so i vaccines because they are so new —— whether it is for covid. 0n— whether it is for covid. on top of that, _ whether it is for covid. on top of that. people are _ whether it is for covid. on top of. that, people are tired of the whole vaccine programme. whether they are willing to turn up year _ willing to turn up year after year, as we potentially— willing to turn up year after year, as we potentially heard as the i as we potentially heard as the virus mutates for a more general vaccine is found, that — ...

Cases for over four years, is significant. remember that this is just the tip of the iceberg because it is the rare case that causes paralysis. so that means there must be several hundred other cases in the community circulating before you see this one case. it is not just this community. it is any other community that is surrounding it that has low vaccination rates that is also at risk. the spread is always a possibility. the spread is going to be silent. >> so let's look at vaccination rates in the communities that the doctor mentioned. in rockland county, new york, it is 60% nationally 92,...

Importance of the vaccine. it's a vaccination that everybody should get. the committee that we're seeing, the polio cases, it's communities that are under vaccinated, specifically to polio. that's why we're seeing that -- polio is a vaccine preventable illness. we need to be pushing those primary vaccinations. you're so incredibly important. we know that polio has been eradicated, and now we're seeing it come back. it is mostly because people are not getting their vaccinations. especially children. it is incredibly important. >> doctor uché blackstock, it was great to meet you in person. it's...

Before. we don't know what it typically looks like or even a typically looks like, because we're seeing people with one or two. so it's about educating providers and educating the public about what it looks like and how it shows up and how it's transmitted. right now i would say the most important thing is messaging and education. we need to get that out to everyone. we also need to make sure that we are ensuring the process and vaccination and testing is as easy as possible. we know that and we talked about it before available is not the same thing as accessible. we need to make sure that peo...